Month: August 2026
OpenAI trails Anthropic as losses deepen and Altman pauses frontier AI training
Widening losses and intensifying competition coincide with a pause in frontier reinforcement-learning training as openai…
Live updates: Bitcoin holds firm above $64,000 as South Korea’s Kospi sinks 5.8%
U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000.
UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills
Accelerating prices in July add to pressure on households, with chancellor saying ‘there is more…
Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as…
‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university
From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those…
Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million
A chain of six flaws caused the cross-chain trading network to credit a pool with…
Robot maker Unitree’s IPO surges 600%, outpacing crypto traders’ premarket bets
A Hyperliquid perp priced Unitree far above its IPO valuation before Shanghai trading began, but…
‘Why do you never buy a round?!’ 20 mortifying money conversations with friends – and how to handle them
Whether it’s paying for dinner, going on holiday or sharing a taxi, friendships can be…
Solana leads bitcoin and ether higher while Korean chip stocks slide 7%
Bitcoin held near $64,000 and every major except BNB gained, while Korean semiconductor stocks fell…
‘It has to pass’: Andrew Cuomo warns U.S. is falling behind on crypto rules
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the CLARITY Act is key to linking crypto…